Description: Messina, Sicily - ITALY - 1908 Earthquake - Via Solferino Ruins: Messina is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 218,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. A devastating earthquake occurred on 28 December 1908 in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicenter was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland. The cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria were almost completely destroyed and between 75,000 and 82,000 people died, making it the deadliest earthquake in the history of Europe. This Divided Back Era (1907-150 postcard is in good condition. Ceresio & De Alexandra. Milan. No. 1882.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1908
City: Messina
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Ceresio & De Alexandra
Subject: 1908 Earthquake
Continent: Europe
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Disasters, Earthquake, Via Solferino, Ruins
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Postage Condition: Unposted
